I wonder how much of this kind of thing comes from people just having no idea what an inlet is and why this way is dangerous. Of course this is why most people should be hiring professionals and everyone should get inspected on work completion.

A lot of campground wiring is done by personnel called "work-campers" or sometimes "workampers". These are typically RV owners who do day work at campgrounds in exchange for a free camping spot. In general there's no formal training for any of the jobs they perform which could range from filling potholes in the road, pulling weeks, or replacing campsite power pedestals. I've seen some of them working on installing new electric service boxes and other functions that should be performed by a licensed electrician and inspected.

Of course, you get what you pay for, so there's some pretty dangerous wiring at a lot of campgrounds in the USA. To help figure just how widespread the problems are I ran a survey on RVtravel.com last week which asked how many of my readers had experienced power problems at campgrounds. The numbers show that 58% of the nearly 600 who responded had seen low or high voltage, reversed polarity, or a failed ground in a campsite pedestal. You can read the full article and survey responses at http://rvtravel.com/campground-power-pedestal-failures-reader-poll-included/

"Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something." - Kurt Vonnegut

Sad, isn't it? But I have a few hundred articles posted on these RV websites explaining what it all means and how to test for it. I still get dozens of emails every month asking why a campground technician can't explain why they're feeling a shock and telling them not to worry about it.